The Los Angeles knight riders, also called LA knight riders is a professional t20 cricket county club, that represents the city of Los Angeles in the state of California USA, in the American Professional County Cricket League called T20 Major League Cricket.
LA Knight Riders is owned by Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla and her husband.
The team has officially announced all the 18 players consisting of many domestic players, like Corne Dry, Ali Khan, Saif Badar, Nitish Kumar, and many international players all away from Australia, UK, West Indies And New Zealand.
Los Angeles Knight Riders Stadium :
The home stadium is under construction with a capacity of 10,000 ten thousand spectators to watch their home team located in Great Park in Irvine California. The approximate cost of the la knight riders ground is 30 millions$ us dollars which is expected to complete in 2025.
MEANWHILE, THERE MLC GAMES WILL BE PLAYED IN GRAND PRAIRIE STADIUM, GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS AND CHURCH STREET PARK, MORRISVILLE, NORTH CALORINA.
Los Angeles Knight Riders’ Team Owner:
The knight riders cricket club is owned by the knight riders group, famous for owning different county franchises in different countries like Kolkata knight riders in India and Abu Dhabi knight riders in UAE.
The knight Riders Group is owned by the famous Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh khan and his co Bollywood star Juhi Chawla, Juhi’s husband Jay Mehta and Red Chilies entertainment.
Due to the Bollywood star the knight riders group teams (Kolkata knight riders, Abu Dhabi knight riders and Los Angeles knight riders) are also called Shahrukh khan teams.
LA Knight Riders’ Coach And Captain:
Sunil Narine is the captain of LA Knight Riders and Phil Simmons Will carry on his responsibilities as a head couch of the team.
Los Angeles Knight Riders’ Players :
The official website of LA knight riders has announced the complete squad of players drafted for the year 2024. This squad is full of international and domestic players.
LA Knight Riders Retained Players:
The team has only 8 retained players from the last season. While there are 10 new entries in the team in Cognizant major League Cricket 2024.
- Ali Khan
- Corne Dry
- Andree Russell
- Jason Roy
- Nitish Kumar
- Shadley Van
- Sunil Narine
- Unmukt Chand
LA Knight Riders’ Player Names And Nationality :
The names of the La knight riders players with their nationality and specialty are mentioned below:
1. Unmukt Chand
| Batsman |
| Right – Hand Bat |
| Domestic Player |
2. Corne Dry
| All Rounder |
| Right- Hand Bat |
| Fast Bowler |
| Domestic Player |
3. Adithya Ganesh
| Wicket Keeper |
| Left – Hand Bat |
| India |
4. Alex Carey
| Wicket Keeper |
| Left- Hand Bat |
| Australia |
5. David Miller
| Batsman |
| Left- Hand Bat |
| Right Arm Off-Break |
| South Africa |
6. Ali Khan
| Bowler |
| Right- Hand Bat |
| Fast |
| Domestic Player |
7. Nitish Kumar
| Batsman |
| Right- Hand Bat |
| Spin |
| Domestic Player |
8. Drone Davis
| Bowler |
| Left- Hand Bat |
| Slow- Left Arm Orthodox |
| West Indies |
9. Sunil Narine
| All- Rounder |
| Left- Hand Bat |
| Spin |
| West Indies |
10. Loshua Little
| Bowler |
| Right- Hand Bat Left Arm Fast Medium |
| Ireland |
11. Matthew Tromp
| All-Rounder |
| Right- Hand Bat Right- Arm Fast Medium |
| South Africa |
12. Andre Russell
| All Rounder |
| Right- Hand Bat |
| Fast |
| West Indies |
13. Saif Badar
| Batsman |
| Right- Hand Bat |
| Legbreak Googly |
| Pakistan |
14. Shadley Van Schalkwyk
| All- Rounder |
| Left- Hand Bat |
| Fast |
| Domestic Player |
15. Shakib Al Hassan
| All-Rounder |
| Left- Hand Bat |
| Left-Slow Arm Orthodox |
| Bangladesh |
16. Spencer Johnson
| Bowler |
| Left- Hand Bat |
| Left Arm Fast |
| Australia |
17. Waqar Salam Kheil
| Bowler |
| Right- Hand Bat |
| Left Arm Wrist Spin |
| Afghanistan |
18. Jason Janathan Roy
| Batsman |
| Right- Hand Bat |
| Right Hand Opening Batter |
| England |
Los Angeles Knight Riders’ Anthem:
Each team in Major League Cricket T20 tournament has its unique and beautiful anthem, which will show case their passion and norms. Los Angeles Knight Riders will soon reveal their anthem for 2024.
Los Angeles Knight Riders Jersey, Uniform And Kit:
LA Knight Riders has its own unique uniform for this series of Major Cricket League 2024. The shirts and caps of the LA knight Riders MLC 2024 is available for fans and general public and can be purchased from the franchise.
Los Angeles Knight Riders Matches :
Full Schedule of Major League Cricket T20 Tournament 2024 is available here.
| Match | Day/Date | Details | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Match | Fri 5th July 3:30 PM EDT | MI New York vs Seattle Orcas | Church Street Park, Morrisville |
| 2nd Match | Fri 5th July 7:30 PM CDT | Texas Super Kings vs Los Angele Knight Riders | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
| 3rd Match | Sat,6th July 3:00 PM EDT | Washington Freedom vs MI New York | Church Street Park, Morrisville |
| 4th Match | Sun, 7th July 7:30 PM CDT | San Francisco Unicorns vs Los Angele Knight Riders | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
| 5th Match | Mon, 8th July 3:00 PM EDT | Texas Super Kings vs Washington Freedom | Church Street Park, Morrisville |
| 6th Match | Tue, 9th July 7:30 PM CDT | Los Angele Knight Riders vs Seattle Orcas | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
| 7th Match | Wed, 10th July 3:00 PM EDT | Texas Super Kings vs San Francisco Unicorns | Church Street Park, Morrisville |
| 8th Match | Fri, 12th July 7:30 AM CDT | Seattle Orcas vs Washington Freedom | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
| 9th Match | Fri, 12th July 3:00 PM EDT | MI New York vs Texas Super Kings | Church Street Park, Morrisville |
| 10th Match | Sat, 13th July 3:00 PM EDT | Los Angele Knight Riders vs San Francisco Unicorns | Church Street Park, Morrisville |
| 11th Match | Sun, 14th July 5:30 PM EDT | Los Angele Knight Riders vs Washington Freedom | Church Street Park, Morrisville |
| 12th Match | Sun, 14th July 3:30 PM CDT | Texas Super Kings vs MI New York | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
| 13th Match | Mon, 15th July 3:00 PM EDT | Seattle Orcas vs San Francisco Unicorns | Church Street Park, Morrisville |
| 14th match | Tue, 16th July 7:30 PM CDT | MI New York vs Washington Freedom | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
| 15th Match | Wed, 17th July 3:00 PM EDT | Seattle Orcas vs Los Angele Knight Riders | Church Street Park, Morrisville |
| 16th Match | Thur, 18th July 2024 7:30 PM CDT | MI New York vs San Francisco Unicorns | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
| 17th Match | Fri, 19th July 2024 7:30 PM CDT | Texas Super Kings vs Washington Freedom | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
| 18th Match | Sat, 20th July 2024 7:30 PM CDT | Seattle Orcas vs San Francisco Unicorns | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
| 19th Match | Sun, 21st July 2024 7:30 PM CDT | MI New York vs Los Angele Knight Riders | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
| 20th Match | Mon, 22nd July 2024 7:30 PM CDT | Washington Freedom vs San Francisco Unicorns | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
| 21st Match | Tue, 23rd July 2024 7:30 PM CDT | Texas Super Kings vs Seattle Orcas | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
| Eliminator (3 v 4) | Wed, 24th July 7:30 PM CDT | TBC vs TBC | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
| Qualifier (1 v 2) | Thur, 25th July 7:30 PM CDT | TBC vs TBC | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
| Challenger | Fri, 26th July 7:30 PM CDT | TBC vs TBC | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
| Final | Sun, 28th July 7:30 PM CDT | TBC vs TBC | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
Los Angeles Knight Riders Logo :
Los Angels Knight Riders MLC has the same logo as Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL and Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, because it is owned by the same Knight Riders Group.
The logo has a combination of purple and golden, with an additional red color.
Los Angeles Knight Riders Identity:
Los Angeles Knight Riders will be identified with purple color in the Major League Cricket T20 Tournament 2024.
